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Contestation and Consolidation of Democracies Will Never End
This letter seeks to draw attention to the growing tendency among voters to label political decisions and practices as democratic or undemocratic based on ad hoc judgments. This trend signals the emergence of what might be called “folk theories of democracy,” or intuitive, and at times contradictory, conceptualizations of democracy that often diverge from academic definitions. It risks fragmenting our shared understanding of democratic norms and complicating meaningful public discourse.
2.09.2025
